Non-Muslim Affairs

Non-Muslim Affairs was an office of the Islamic State that dealt with the affairs of the Christians who still remained in the State.

History
In August 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria conquered much of eastern Syria and set up a government, the Islamic State, with its capital at Raqqa. Non-Muslim Affairs dealt with the Christians who still lived in the Islamic State and who had not fled for safety elsewhere. Judge Abu Abdula said that on 23 January 2014, a pact was made with non-Muslims: if they did not agree to convert to Islam, then they could pay a non-Muslim tax, according to the Quran. If the Christians did not accept, there would be nothing between the Christians and IS but killing and fighting. In spite of the agreement, most Christians fled the city of Raqqa. When ISIS took over the city of Mosul in Iraq, 30,000 Christians fled and their churches were destroyed.